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KANAN JARRUS | star wars: rebels | MASKORMENACE "I lost my way for a long time, but now I have a chance to change things." |
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» HANDLE: Froda
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» AGE: super old
» CHARACTER(S) IN-GAME: n/a
CHARACTER
» NAME: Kanan Jarrus
» CANON: Star Wars: Rebels
» CANON POINT: post-s3 finale "Zero Hour"
» AGE: like, 28
» SETTING: Here's a handy wookieepedia
» SHORT DESCRIPTION: brave, selfless, loyal, persistent, occasionally riddled with self-doubt.
» INFLUENTIAL EVENTS:
Raised a Jedi: Kanan has absolutely no idea where he was born, or who his biological parents were. He never knew a normal life, and instead was raised from infancy within the Jedi Order. The basic tenets of the Jedi were instilled in him as far back as he can remember - especially the stuff about being compassionate, putting others before yourself, etc. He still exhibits most of these qualities as an adult, even when occasionally protesting to the contrary. Also important to note that his families have always been non-traditional, found families. Biological ties don't really mean anything to him - it's loyalty and trust to the people he's come to know in his life that's much more important to him.
Order 66: At age 14, Kanan lost literally everything he'd ever known when the Jedi were slaughtered and Palpatine came to power. This scarred him deeply, not just the loss itself, but also the survivor's guilt that went with it - why did he survive, a young Padawan who hadn't finished his training, but all those great and powerful Jedi Masters died? This is a lot of the source of his self-doubt - believing himself in some sense "unfinished" and possibly cowardly for having run away instead of standing and dying with his Master and the other Jedi has led him to be hesitant in training Ezra and being a teacher or father figure to the boy. Being forced to hide what he is for so long gave him a degree of caution and self-preservation that sometimes wars with his innate compassion for others.
Gorse: While working as an explosives hauler on a backwater planet called Gorse, Kanan met someone who would change his life forever: Hera Syndulla. After years of wandering the galaxy alone, having cut all ties with others in the face of a life trying to avoid the Empire, Kanan was almost instantly in (puppy) love with the determined, driven young Twi'lek revolutionary, and she inspired him to do some things he hadn't done in a long time - care about people enough to risk himself for others. Stand up and fight against the injustices of the Empire. And even reveal his Force abilities to her - something he'd been careful not to do since Order 66. The two became partners after this adventure.
Taking on a Padawan: Several years after partnering with Hera, Kanan met Ezra Bridger, a young Force-sensitive orphan on Lothal, and reluctantly took him on as an apprentice. This has become as much a learning experience for Kanan as it has been for Ezra, as Kanan has had to face up to his own feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt - and overcome them - in order to become the Jedi Master Ezra needs to train him properly. Having to rein in his own impulsiveness, stubbornness and personal doubts has led Kanan to learning a lot more about what it really means to be a Jedi.
Blinded: On Malachor, Kanan was blinded by the former Sith Maul - leading him to another spiral of self-doubt and recrimination that nearly drove a permanent rift between him and Ezra and the rest of his crew. In the months since, Kanan has had to come to terms with the fact that he will never see again, and also has had to shed the last vestiges of his own baggage in order to fully embrace the Force - in so doing, becoming an even better Jedi and gaining the ability to "see" with the Force itself. At this point, he's become more Jedi-like than ever, and has once again embraced the selfless compassion he was taught to exhibit, in fighting the Empire's injustices.
» FIT: Kanan will probably be a pretty good fit - he's traveled all over his home galaxy, and he's lived for long periods of time on spaceships. He's clever and adaptable, even in the face of really bad odds, and he's the guy who will jump up and put himself in the line of fire to protect others.
» POWERS: Kanan's a Jedi, so he can do a bunch of cool Jedi stuff using the Force~!
- Telekinesis! Objects, people, five tons of rock, he can move it, pull it, throw it, whatever!
- Super jumping power! He can jump farther/higher than the average person, maybe do a sweet flip in midair if he's feeling really Extra today.
- Enhanced senses, reflexes, and healing.
- Talks to the animals: Kanan has been seen making telepathic connections with animals - to calm them, etc.
- Jedi Mind Trick/Telepathy: limited, but Kanan is skilled in the Jedi Mind Trick, which he can use to make people do things (if they are weak-willed enough). Like, convincing that stormtrooper to let him pass without checking his ID or whatever.
- Force sense: pretty vague and handwavey but Kanan can sense people and animals and such through the Force, can pick up on emotions, stuff like that. This works best when he's meditating and/or particularly focused but he can do it to a limited extent pretty much any time.
- Precognition: Very limited, but basically the Force allows him to sense stuff before it happens so like, he's really good at dodging. Also he may occasionally be prone to a Force Vision - a glimpse into the future, but these are rare and fragmentary and very difficult to interpret.
» NOTES: I don't think any of his powers are super game-breaking or would need to be nerfed, really - maybe some of the telekinesis, so he's not opening doors that are un-openable, which is fine. I've got a permissions post for his more invasive abilities and will always ask first before having him do something like the Jedi Mind Trick to another character.
» SAMPLES: here and here
» HANDLE: Froda
» CONTACT:
» AGE: super old
» CHARACTER(S) IN-GAME: n/a
CHARACTER
» NAME: Kanan Jarrus
» CANON: Star Wars: Rebels
» CANON POINT: post-s3 finale "Zero Hour"
» AGE: like, 28
» SETTING: Here's a handy wookieepedia
» SHORT DESCRIPTION: brave, selfless, loyal, persistent, occasionally riddled with self-doubt.
» INFLUENTIAL EVENTS:
Raised a Jedi: Kanan has absolutely no idea where he was born, or who his biological parents were. He never knew a normal life, and instead was raised from infancy within the Jedi Order. The basic tenets of the Jedi were instilled in him as far back as he can remember - especially the stuff about being compassionate, putting others before yourself, etc. He still exhibits most of these qualities as an adult, even when occasionally protesting to the contrary. Also important to note that his families have always been non-traditional, found families. Biological ties don't really mean anything to him - it's loyalty and trust to the people he's come to know in his life that's much more important to him.
Order 66: At age 14, Kanan lost literally everything he'd ever known when the Jedi were slaughtered and Palpatine came to power. This scarred him deeply, not just the loss itself, but also the survivor's guilt that went with it - why did he survive, a young Padawan who hadn't finished his training, but all those great and powerful Jedi Masters died? This is a lot of the source of his self-doubt - believing himself in some sense "unfinished" and possibly cowardly for having run away instead of standing and dying with his Master and the other Jedi has led him to be hesitant in training Ezra and being a teacher or father figure to the boy. Being forced to hide what he is for so long gave him a degree of caution and self-preservation that sometimes wars with his innate compassion for others.
Gorse: While working as an explosives hauler on a backwater planet called Gorse, Kanan met someone who would change his life forever: Hera Syndulla. After years of wandering the galaxy alone, having cut all ties with others in the face of a life trying to avoid the Empire, Kanan was almost instantly in (puppy) love with the determined, driven young Twi'lek revolutionary, and she inspired him to do some things he hadn't done in a long time - care about people enough to risk himself for others. Stand up and fight against the injustices of the Empire. And even reveal his Force abilities to her - something he'd been careful not to do since Order 66. The two became partners after this adventure.
Taking on a Padawan: Several years after partnering with Hera, Kanan met Ezra Bridger, a young Force-sensitive orphan on Lothal, and reluctantly took him on as an apprentice. This has become as much a learning experience for Kanan as it has been for Ezra, as Kanan has had to face up to his own feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt - and overcome them - in order to become the Jedi Master Ezra needs to train him properly. Having to rein in his own impulsiveness, stubbornness and personal doubts has led Kanan to learning a lot more about what it really means to be a Jedi.
Blinded: On Malachor, Kanan was blinded by the former Sith Maul - leading him to another spiral of self-doubt and recrimination that nearly drove a permanent rift between him and Ezra and the rest of his crew. In the months since, Kanan has had to come to terms with the fact that he will never see again, and also has had to shed the last vestiges of his own baggage in order to fully embrace the Force - in so doing, becoming an even better Jedi and gaining the ability to "see" with the Force itself. At this point, he's become more Jedi-like than ever, and has once again embraced the selfless compassion he was taught to exhibit, in fighting the Empire's injustices.
» FIT: Kanan will probably be a pretty good fit - he's traveled all over his home galaxy, and he's lived for long periods of time on spaceships. He's clever and adaptable, even in the face of really bad odds, and he's the guy who will jump up and put himself in the line of fire to protect others.
» POWERS: Kanan's a Jedi, so he can do a bunch of cool Jedi stuff using the Force~!
- Telekinesis! Objects, people, five tons of rock, he can move it, pull it, throw it, whatever!
- Super jumping power! He can jump farther/higher than the average person, maybe do a sweet flip in midair if he's feeling really Extra today.
- Enhanced senses, reflexes, and healing.
- Talks to the animals: Kanan has been seen making telepathic connections with animals - to calm them, etc.
- Jedi Mind Trick/Telepathy: limited, but Kanan is skilled in the Jedi Mind Trick, which he can use to make people do things (if they are weak-willed enough). Like, convincing that stormtrooper to let him pass without checking his ID or whatever.
- Force sense: pretty vague and handwavey but Kanan can sense people and animals and such through the Force, can pick up on emotions, stuff like that. This works best when he's meditating and/or particularly focused but he can do it to a limited extent pretty much any time.
- Precognition: Very limited, but basically the Force allows him to sense stuff before it happens so like, he's really good at dodging. Also he may occasionally be prone to a Force Vision - a glimpse into the future, but these are rare and fragmentary and very difficult to interpret.
» NOTES: I don't think any of his powers are super game-breaking or would need to be nerfed, really - maybe some of the telekinesis, so he's not opening doors that are un-openable, which is fine. I've got a permissions post for his more invasive abilities and will always ask first before having him do something like the Jedi Mind Trick to another character.
» SAMPLES: here and here
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Player Handle: Froda
Player Contact: PM this journal
Player Age: super old
Player Characters: N/A
Character Name: Kanan Jarrus
Character Canon: Star Wars: Rebels (circa S1ep13 "Call to Action")
Background and/or History: A wiki
Personality: Kanan Jarrus is a man who has spent a lot of his life running - from the Empire, and from his own guilt. He was a fourteen year old padawan when the Clone Wars ended with Order 66 - the clone troopers turning against the Jedi and slaughtering them. Kanan's own master, Depa Billaba, sacrificed herself to save his life, and he spent several years hiding his true identity, and not using the Force at all. So for years, Kanan actively avoided putting down roots and forming long-term attachments, right up until he met Hera Syndulla, who would come to be one of the most important people in his life. Hera wasn't certain of him, but Kanan quickly decided to follow her wherever she went - even if he didn't necessarily like the way she kept messing with the Empire. Eventually, though, she brought out the best in Kanan - he's a fully-committed rebel now, not because Hera talked him into it, but because he finally saw the good they could do for people suffering under the regime.
That said, Kanan is by his own admission not fond of "protocol" and has reservations about being part of a bigger, more organized rebellion. He worries that their little crew might be sacrificed in service to a greater good, and he actively avoids being part of the rebellion's chain of command - a reflection of his master Depa Billaba's own ambivalence about making Jedi into generals in the Clone Wars. Despite this, though, Kanan is a good leader, adaptable and able to think on his feet.
Kanan struggles with a lot of self-doubt, due to his unfinished Jedi training, and when Ezra Bridger comes along, he only reluctantly agrees to take on the Force-sensitive teenager as an apprentice - not because he doesn't think Ezra is capable, but because he doesn't believe himself to be the best teacher. He was never officially knighted, and his sketchy background isn't necessarily something he's proud of. He has trouble seeing himself in the role of Wise Jedi Master.
"Smartass with a heart of gold" is a good way to describe Kanan. He long ago learned to deflect difficult emotions with humor, and still often does this, even in really serious situations. He likes to smart-mouth people he considers enemies, especially anyone who works for the Empire - maybe not the most Jedi-like thing to do, but then, in some ways, Kanan is only maybe three-quarters Jedi. Ultimately, Kanan's a good guy who wants to help people, though sometimes his big mouth can get him into trouble.
Writing Samples: TDM thread and another.
Powers/Abilities: Kanan's a Jedi, so he can do a bunch of cool Jedi stuff using the Force~! Let's see if I can remember all of them!~
- Telekinesis! Objects, people, five tons of rock, he can move it, pull it, throw it, whatever!
- Super jumping power! He can jump farther/higher than the average person, maybe do a sweet flip in midair if he's feeling really Extra today.
- Enhanced senses, reflexes, and healing.
- Talks to the animals: Kanan has been seen making telepathic connections with animals - to calm them, etc.
- Jedi Mind Trick/Telepathy: limited, but Kanan is skilled in the Jedi Mind Trick, which he can use to make people do things (if they are weak-willed enough). Like, convincing that stormtrooper to let him pass without checking his ID or whatever.
- Force sense: pretty vague and handwavey but Kanan can sense people and animals and such through the Force, can pick up on emotions, stuff like that. This works best when he's meditating and/or particularly focused but he can do it to a limited extent pretty much any time.
- Precognition: Very limited, but basically the Force allows him to sense stuff just before it happens so like, he's really good at dodging. Also he may occasionally be prone to a Force Vision - a glimpse into the future, but these are rare and fragmentary and very difficult to interpret.
IN ADDITION TO SPACE MAGIC, Kanan has some other stuff he's good at.
- Lightsaber combat: Favors Form III, aka "Soresu" aka "The Way of the Mynock", a primarily defensive form that is especially good for deflecting blaster fire and other ranged weaponry, and favors tight, efficient movements that are suited for close quarters combat, like in a narrow corridor. He can toss in a few Form IV moves for more offensive capability but he's mostly a defender.
- Hand to hand combat: Back in the day, Kanan got into his share of bar fights, and he can still throw a sweet right hook if he needs to, or make use of a broken bottle or chair leg.
Inventory: aside from the clothes on his back, Kanan will arrive with a blaster and his lightsaber.
Other Notes:
Player Contact: PM this journal
Player Age: super old
Player Characters: N/A
Character Name: Kanan Jarrus
Character Canon: Star Wars: Rebels (circa S1ep13 "Call to Action")
Background and/or History: A wiki
Personality: Kanan Jarrus is a man who has spent a lot of his life running - from the Empire, and from his own guilt. He was a fourteen year old padawan when the Clone Wars ended with Order 66 - the clone troopers turning against the Jedi and slaughtering them. Kanan's own master, Depa Billaba, sacrificed herself to save his life, and he spent several years hiding his true identity, and not using the Force at all. So for years, Kanan actively avoided putting down roots and forming long-term attachments, right up until he met Hera Syndulla, who would come to be one of the most important people in his life. Hera wasn't certain of him, but Kanan quickly decided to follow her wherever she went - even if he didn't necessarily like the way she kept messing with the Empire. Eventually, though, she brought out the best in Kanan - he's a fully-committed rebel now, not because Hera talked him into it, but because he finally saw the good they could do for people suffering under the regime.
That said, Kanan is by his own admission not fond of "protocol" and has reservations about being part of a bigger, more organized rebellion. He worries that their little crew might be sacrificed in service to a greater good, and he actively avoids being part of the rebellion's chain of command - a reflection of his master Depa Billaba's own ambivalence about making Jedi into generals in the Clone Wars. Despite this, though, Kanan is a good leader, adaptable and able to think on his feet.
Kanan struggles with a lot of self-doubt, due to his unfinished Jedi training, and when Ezra Bridger comes along, he only reluctantly agrees to take on the Force-sensitive teenager as an apprentice - not because he doesn't think Ezra is capable, but because he doesn't believe himself to be the best teacher. He was never officially knighted, and his sketchy background isn't necessarily something he's proud of. He has trouble seeing himself in the role of Wise Jedi Master.
"Smartass with a heart of gold" is a good way to describe Kanan. He long ago learned to deflect difficult emotions with humor, and still often does this, even in really serious situations. He likes to smart-mouth people he considers enemies, especially anyone who works for the Empire - maybe not the most Jedi-like thing to do, but then, in some ways, Kanan is only maybe three-quarters Jedi. Ultimately, Kanan's a good guy who wants to help people, though sometimes his big mouth can get him into trouble.
Writing Samples: TDM thread and another.
Powers/Abilities: Kanan's a Jedi, so he can do a bunch of cool Jedi stuff using the Force~! Let's see if I can remember all of them!~
- Telekinesis! Objects, people, five tons of rock, he can move it, pull it, throw it, whatever!
- Super jumping power! He can jump farther/higher than the average person, maybe do a sweet flip in midair if he's feeling really Extra today.
- Enhanced senses, reflexes, and healing.
- Talks to the animals: Kanan has been seen making telepathic connections with animals - to calm them, etc.
- Jedi Mind Trick/Telepathy: limited, but Kanan is skilled in the Jedi Mind Trick, which he can use to make people do things (if they are weak-willed enough). Like, convincing that stormtrooper to let him pass without checking his ID or whatever.
- Force sense: pretty vague and handwavey but Kanan can sense people and animals and such through the Force, can pick up on emotions, stuff like that. This works best when he's meditating and/or particularly focused but he can do it to a limited extent pretty much any time.
- Precognition: Very limited, but basically the Force allows him to sense stuff just before it happens so like, he's really good at dodging. Also he may occasionally be prone to a Force Vision - a glimpse into the future, but these are rare and fragmentary and very difficult to interpret.
IN ADDITION TO SPACE MAGIC, Kanan has some other stuff he's good at.
- Lightsaber combat: Favors Form III, aka "Soresu" aka "The Way of the Mynock", a primarily defensive form that is especially good for deflecting blaster fire and other ranged weaponry, and favors tight, efficient movements that are suited for close quarters combat, like in a narrow corridor. He can toss in a few Form IV moves for more offensive capability but he's mostly a defender.
- Hand to hand combat: Back in the day, Kanan got into his share of bar fights, and he can still throw a sweet right hook if he needs to, or make use of a broken bottle or chair leg.
Inventory: aside from the clothes on his back, Kanan will arrive with a blaster and his lightsaber.
Other Notes:
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"This is Kanan. Leave a messag -"
[ A child's voice comes on the line. ]
"Daddy's busy he's a TAUNTAUN!"
"What he said. I'll get back to you."
[ A child's voice comes on the line. ]
"Daddy's busy he's a TAUNTAUN!"
"What he said. I'll get back to you."
voicemail; empatheias;
This is Kanan. I'm busy right now, so leave a message.
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empatheiasPLAYLIST;
i. run boy run // woodkid
Tomorrow is another day
And you won't have to hide away
You'll be a man, boy!
But for now it's time to run, it's time to run!
ii. earth // sleeping at last
Fault lines tremble underneath my glass house.
But I put it out of my mind
Long enough to call it courage
To live without a lifeline.
iii. the gates // young empires
Run from the shadows and run to the light
Running from a past I left behind
Haunted by a memory that I just can't set free
Searching for the man that I used to be
iv. ghost towns // radical face
'Cause all my life is wrapped up in today
No past or future here
If I find my name's no good
I just fall out of line
v. hopeless opus // imagine dragons
I'm in this race and I'm hoping just to place
Oh I'm trying not to face what's become of me
My hopeless opus
vi. silhouette // aquilo
The devils on your shoulder
Strangers in your head
As if you don't remember
As if you can forget
vii. 27 // fall out boy
Milligrams in my head
Burning tobacco in my wind
chasing the direction
Chasing the direction you went
viii. old yellow bricks // arctic monkeys
You're such a fugitive,
But you don't know what you're running from,
You cant kid us,
And you couldn't trick anyone,
Houdini, love you don't know what you're running away from,
ix. and then you // greg laswell
And how my days they spin me 'round
And how today it sets me down
Alongside you
Alongside you
x. weight of living // bastille
Stepping forward out into the day
Shrugging off the dust and memory
Though it's soaring still above your head
It is out of sight and none shall see
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This is Kanan. I'm pretty busy right now, so leave a message.
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